Late last week, President Trump and his administration announced steps to address the serious flaws in our nation’s H-1B visa program. As of September 21, 2025, a new, one-time $100,000 fee will be required to petition to bring in a foreign H-1B visa worker. Previously, this fee ranged from as little as $2,000 to $5,000. […]
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Texans woke up this week to yet another stark reminder of what happens when the Radical Left demonizes the brave men and women tasked with defending our borders. In Dallas, a gunman staged a sniper-style attack on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, killing one detainee and critically injuring two others. Federal investigators […]
Earlier this month, Texas State Representative John Lujan (R-San Antonio) announced his bid for Texas’ 35th Congressional District, which was just redrawn by the state legislature and is expected to flip from Democrat to Republican. In his announcement, Lujan touted his experience as a state legislature and listed “fight[ing] for secure borders” as his […]
Last week, a shocking scene unfolded in Dearborn, Michigan. A Christian resident, Edward “Ted” Barham, came before the city council to voice his concerns about new street signs honoring Osama Siblani, a man with a long record of praising terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. Instead of being heard, Barham was insulted, shouted down, and […]
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) recently introduced the Domestic Jobs Protection Act, a commonsense bill that addresses one of the worst abuses in our immigration system. At its core, the bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to close a loophole that has been exploited by unelected bureaucrats for decades. Specifically, it removes the phrase “or […]
Last week, federal immigration authorities raided a Georgia battery plant tied to Hyundai and LG Energy Solution — and what they found should alarm every American worker. At the construction site for HL-GA Battery Co., 475 people were detained, including more than 300 South Koreans, for working illegally in the United States. This site is […]
A horrific video from this week was released showing a man walking across a Dallas motel parking lot carrying a severed head and a machete. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Yordanis Cobos-Martinez — the Cuban national accused of brutally murdering Dallas motel manager Chandra Nagamallaiah — should not have been free in the […]
Last month, we reported on the tragic case of an immigrant truck driver in Florida who killed three people after making an illegal U-turn across a highway. In the aftermath of that crash, federal officials revealed the driver could not pass even basic English language or road sign tests, yet somehow, he had been granted […]
Texans know firsthand that border security cannot be left to Washington alone. For years, state and local law enforcement officers have shouldered the burden of an unsecured border, often without the resources or backing they need. That is now beginning to change. Thanks to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill provisions, Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
While most of the public debate around foreign labor has focused on the H-1B visa program, there’s another little-known pipeline quietly reshaping America’s workforce: Optional Practical Training (OPT). Under OPT, foreign nationals studying in the U.S. on F-1 student visas can remain and work for U.S. companies during their studies or even after graduation. In […]